PPT-Stars and Constellations

When you look at the night sky you can see many beautiful stars Stars If you are out in the country camping in the mountains or in the desert away from the city lights you may see thousands of them . By . Jaclyn Schmitz. Stars. Our sun is one of about 200 billion stars in our galaxy (the Milky Way). The sun is considered a very average star should have enough fuel to last another 4-5 billion years. Source. http://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/constellations.php. Key Concept. I can explain how astronomers . divide the night . sky and why this is important?. What is a constellation?. A constellation is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. The pattern they form may take the shape of an animal, a mythological creature, a man, a woman, or an inanimate object such as a microscope, a compass, or a crown.. What are stars?. Stars are balls of hot gas.. They are much larger than planets. and much further from Earth.. The sun is the closest star to Earth.. Most of the gas in the inside of a star is hydrogen and its temperature is over 20 million degrees Fahrenheit. There is also helium, a gas that is formed when the hydrogen molecules join together.. Stars. Our sun is one of about 200 billion stars in our galaxy (the Milky Way). The sun is considered a very average star should have enough fuel to last another 4-5 billion years. There are other stars in our galaxy which are just like our sun but also ones which are smaller (the size of earth) and much larger (the size of the orbit of Jupiter). E.ST.05.23- Explain the apparent movement of the stars (constellations) and sun across the sky. . DAY ONE. Write down everything written in yellow. . CO: I can explain the apparent motion of the stars (constellations) and the sun through the sky. . Aug. 24 -- 10am class. Turn in HW 1 in the front of the room. If you didn’t get HW 1 on Monday, turn it in on Friday.. If you didn’t get the telescope lab on Monday, pick it up from Johanna.. Earth Science 11. Chapter 21. Constellations. Constellation:. A groups of stars that appear to form patterns in the sky.. 88 different constellations can be seen from the Northern and Southern hemispheres.. What is a Constellation?. A specific group of stars.. Ancient people of many cultures . connected. groups of stars to form patterns, like huge dot-to-dot puzzles.. These . patterns. are known as constellations. . What is a constellation?. A group of stars that are visible within a particular region of the night sky.. Because stars are so far away, they appear next to each other. People make up different shapes out of the same groups of stars. Do Now. SWBAT explain the life cycle of different types of stars. Turn in your Homework. Grab your clicker. Complete the “Are we made of star stuff” Misconception sheet.. January 24. Waning Crescent. Do Now. SWBAT explain the life cycle of different types of stars. Turn in your Homework. Grab your clicker. Complete the “Are we made of star stuff” Misconception sheet.. January 24. Waning Crescent. constellations. a. Ancient cultures used . mythology. or everyday items to name constellations. 2. Modern astronomy studies . 88 . constellations. 3. Some constellations are not . visible. all year because Earth revolves around the Sun. What is a Constellation?. A specific group of stars.. Ancient people of many cultures . connected. groups of stars to form patterns, like huge dot-to-dot puzzles.. These . patterns. are known as constellations. . How the Universe is arranged. How stars form patterns in the sky. How the motions of bodies in space appear from Earth. Vocab. Orbit. – the path of an object in space as it moves around another object.